Gift of David Laidler, 2014. Dates: 1975-2013. Extent: 1.5 metres of textual records (14 boxes). Scope and Content: Includes Laidler s research and teaching notes on various economic theorists (including Lauchlin Currie, Milton Friedman, J.M. Keynes, Alfred Marshall, Allyn Young and others); drafts and print-offs of Laidler s published journal articles; general correspondence between Laidler and colleagues; copies of reference letters written by Laidler for colleagues and students; correspondence and Laidler s review comments for various publications; Laidler s day planners for the years 2004-2011, as well as a small number of newspaper clippings by and about Laidler. Arrangement: Series I: Research and teaching notes Series II: Talks and conference programmes Series III: Journal articles Series IV: General correspondence Series V: Letters of reference Series VI: Refereeing Series VII: Miscellaneous material Related Material: MS COLL 00517 Notes: Titles given in square brackets have been taken from Laidler s original containers.
Series I: Research and teaching notes Box: Folder Title Description Date(s) 1: 1-21 Research and teaching notes, A-F. Contains notes and photocopied material on various economic theorists (including Lauchlin Currie), filed alphabetically by subject, A-F. 1994-2013 2: 1-20 Research and teaching notes, F-K. 3: 1-18 Research and teaching notes, L-P. 4: 1-24 Research and teaching notes, R-Z. 5: 1-5 Miscellaneous research and teaching notes. Contains notes and photocopied material on various economic theorists, (including Milton Friedman, J.M. Keynes) filed alphabetically by subject, F-K. 1994-2013 Contains notes and photocopied material on various economic theorists (including Alfred Marshall), filed alphabetically by subject, L- P. 1994-2013 Contains notes and photocopied material on various economic theorists (including Allyn Young), filed alphabetically by subject, R-Z. 1994-2013 Contains notes on various economic theorists, unidentified and unsorted. 1994-2013 Series II: Talks and conference programmes 5: 6 Two Centuries of Monetary Economics Contains WP draft, two copies. 1999 5: 7-11 History of Economic Thought II: Classical, Neoclassical and Keynesian Monetary Economics Contains WP syllabus and notes for class taught at University of Western Ontario. 2005 5: 12 Keynes and the Birth of Modern Macroeconomics Contains WP draft. 2005 February
5: 13 5: 14 Speaking notes for three lectures on monetary topics (to be delivered at the Austrian National Bank June 12-14th 2006) Contains WP draft with holograph notes. 2006 June 12-14 Working Paper 128 Three Lectures on Monetary Theory and Policy: Speaking Notes and Background Papers Contains WP draft and booklet published by the Osterreichische Nationalbank (National Bank of Austria). 2006 5: 15 Annual Meeting of Economists at Norges Bank Contains one conference program. 2007 October 8-9 5: 16 The Dutch Disease Notes by a Monetary Economist Contains WP draft. 2008 June 5: 17-18 Miscellaneous policy talks Contains WP and holograph notes. 2009 6: 1 Summary of the ECB Workshop on Monetary Analysis, European Central Bank Contains one WP document. 200-? 6: 2 6: 3 Conference in Honor of Axel Leijonhufvud, University of California Monetary Policy Over Fifty Years conference, Deutsche Bundesbank Contains one WP conference programme. Contains conference programme, dinner menu and letter to Laidler regarding his attendance. 2006 August 30-31 2007 September 21 6: 4 Bank of Canada conference, Ottawa, Ontario Contains one printed conference programme. 2007 November 6: 5 Small Open Economics in a Globalized World Second International Conference, Wilfred Laurier University Contains one printed conference programme. 2008 June 12-15 6: 6 6: 7 Commodities, the Economy and Money conference, University of Calgary Contains one printed conference programme. 2008 June 12-20 Commodities, the Economy and Money conference, Banff, Alberta. Contains one printed conference programme. 2008 June 20-22
6: 8 6: 9 6: 10 6: 11 6: 12 6: 13 Coping with Financial Crisis, Cape Breton University s Shannon School of Business Visiting Lecture Series Contains one WP conference programme and Laidler s travel expense report. Canadian Department of Finance Departmental Seminar, Ottawa, Ontario Contains one printed conference programme. 2009 June 16 The Uses of Economics: Past and Future conference, Duke University Contains one printed conference programme. 2010 March 26 Getting it Right: Inflation Targeting After 2011 conference, C.D. Howe Institute, Toronto Contains one printed conference programme; dinner invitation to Laidler from The Deputy Bavarian Minister-President and the Bavarian State Minister of Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology, Martin Zeil dated 29 April 2010; one dinner programme from the Monetary Policy Initiative (C.D. Howe Institute). n.d. ca. 2010 October 5 46th Annual Conference of the Canadian Economics Association, Calgary, Alberta Contains one bound conference programme. 2012 June 7-10 Retrospectives on the Great Depression conference, Neihaus Centre for Globalization and 2013 February 15- Governance, Princeton University Contains one conference programme. 16 6: 14 6: 15 Walk the Talk? Challenges for Monetary Policy Actions and Communications in Uncertain Times, Veissmann European Research Centre 13th annual conference, Wilfred Laurier University Central Banking, Free Banking, and the Gold Standard conference, La Jolla, California 6: 16 Universidad de Santiago de Chile pamphlet Contains one conference programme; three holograph pages of Laidler s notes. 2013 September 9 Contains one conference programme and one TLS from conference organizer. Contains one promotional pamphlet. 2013 September 19-22 20--?
Series III: Journal articles 7: 1 7: 2 7: 3 7: 4-5 7: 6 7: 7 7: 8 7: 9-11 7: 12 Two Centuries of Monetary Economics: A Brief and Selective Guide Contains WP draft. 1999 October The Role of the History of Economic Thought in Modern Macroeconomics Contains WP draft with holograph notes. 2002 Central Banks as Lenders of Last Resort Trendy or Passé? Contains WP draft with holograph notes. 2004 Contains correspondence with Edward Elgar Publishing and permission letters from various journals re: republication rights. 2003-2004 The History of Macroeconomics: The Selected Essays of David Laidler Woodford and Wicksell on Interest and Prices: The Place of the Pure Credit Economy in the Theory of Monetary Policy Woodford and Wicksell on Interest and Prices: The Place of the Pure Credit Economy in the Theory of Monetary Policy Contains draft and proofs for Journal of the History of Economic Thought (JHET). 2004-2006 Contains published copies of short essays by Laidler for C.D. Howe Commentaries series. 2004-2009 Inflation targets versus international monetary integration: a Canadian perspective Contains proofs (2 copies). 2005 Monetary Cooperation in the North American Economy Canada s Monetary Choices in North America and their Dubious Parallels with Britain s in Europe 7: 13 [Interview and draft for festschrift, 2007] 7: 14-17 Contains draft and proofs; contract and related correspondence. 2005 Contains 2 copies of print off of paper published in Current Politics and Economics of Europe, Vol. 17, No. 1 (2006), 71-97. 2006 Contains WP draft and notes of interview with David Laidler. 2007 Successes and Failures of Monetary Policy Since the 1950s Contains WP draft with holograph notes. 2007
7: 18 Milton Friedman and the Evolution of Macroeconomics Contains WP draft. [2007] Milton Friedman on John Taylor on Some Policy 7: 19 Trade-Offs A Comment Contains WP draft. [2007] 7: 20 Milton Friedman a Brief Obituary Contains WP draft. [2007] 7: 21 7: 22 7: 23 Better Late Than Never: Starting a Systematic Discussion of the Future of Canadian Monetary Policy Contains WP draft with holograph notes, plus WP reviewer s comments 2007 Financial Stability, Monetarism and the Wicksell Connection Contains WP draft and holograph notes. 2007-2009 The Case for Price Stability, Then and Now: A Retrospective Note on John W. Crow s 1988 Eric J. Hanson Memorial Lecture Contains WP draft and holograph notes. [2008] 7: 24-25 Lucas, Keynes, and the Crisis 8: 1 The Monetary Economy and the Economic Crisis Contains WP draft and holograph notes with editorial comments from? 2009-2010 Contains WP draft and holograph notes; printouts of PowerPoint slides. 2011 January Professor Fisher and the Quantity Theory A 8: 2 Significant Encounter Contains WP draft. [ca. 2011] 8: 3 The End of the History of Economic Thought? Contains WP draft and holograph notes. 2011 May 19-20 8: 4 Natural Hazards: Some Pitfalls on the Path to a Neutral Interest Rate Draft with comments from reviewer; published version in C.D. Howe Institute Backgrounder, No. 140 (July 2011). 2011 8: 5 Leon Walras and Monetary Economics Contains WP draft. [2011?] 8: 6 Two Cities, Two Ideas and One Question Contains WP draft. 2012 2012 December 8: 7 The 1974 Hayek-Myrdal Nobel Prize Contains WP proofs. 24
8: 8 Reassessing the Monetarist Response to the Great Depression Contains WP draft plus notes for a panel discussion. 2013 February 15-16 8: 9 Canada s Universities: Policy Directions for the Next Decade Contains WP draft. n.d. Series IV: General correspondence 9: 1-27 General correspondence, A-R 10: 1-8 General correspondence, S-Z Contains correspondence from fellow academics and economists, filed alphabetically by author, A-R. 1994-2013 Contains correspondence from fellow academics and economists, filed alphabetically by author, S-Z. 1994-2013 Series V: Letters of reference 11: 1-17 Letters of reference, A-M 12: 1-23 Letters of reference, N-Z Contains copies of reference letters prepared by Laidler for colleagues and students, filed alphabetically by subject. 1994-2013 Contains copies of reference letters prepared by Laidler for colleagues and students, filed alphabetically by subject. 1994-2013 Series VI: Refereeing 13: 1-20 Review comments and related correspondence Contains correspondence and Laidler s review comments for colleagues papers, for various publications, arranged by year. 1994-2005
Series VII: Miscellaneous material 14: 1 Copy of the resolution passed at the meeting of Senate held on November 6th, 1975 and endorsed by Council on November 25th, 1975, University of Manchester 14: 2 Yearly day planners, 2004-2011. 14: 3 Bank of Canada Fellowship Program material 14: 4 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings 14: 5 Travel expense claims Contains several printed copies of the resolution of the University of Manchester senate regarding Laidler s resignation. 1975 November 25 Contains Laidler s bound day planners with holograph notes for the years 2004-2011. 2004-2011 Contains material and correspondence related to the 2007 Bank of Canada Fellowship Program and awards dinner; CD- R disk with 2007 fellowship applicants' material. 2007 Contains various (print) newspaper clippings and printed web articles by or about Laidler. 2007-2009 Contains various (print) newspaper clippings and printed web articles by or about Laidler. 1996-2004